STL @ TEX
Starting Pitchers
8:05
|
SP
|
|
GS +
|
GS -
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
xERA
|
FIP
|
xFIP
|
SIERA
|
wOBA
|
xwOBA
|
K%
|
BB%
|
HC%
|
GB%
|
STL
|
Wainwright - R
|
|
(0/5)
|
(5/5)
|
1.71
|
6.15
|
6.48
|
4.46
|
5.51
|
5.39
|
0.390
|
0.386
|
12.9%
|
6.5%
|
37.0%
|
35.4%
|
TEX
|
Perez - L
|
|
(5/11)
|
(6/11)
|
1.54
|
4.43
|
5.31
|
5.01
|
4.80
|
4.94
|
0.357
|
0.355
|
16.3%
|
7.4%
|
40.0%
|
41.1%
|
Edge – TEX
Bullpens
Team
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
BS
|
HLD
|
LOB%
|
Rank
|
R/IP
|
Rank
|
WHIP
|
Rank
|
ERA
|
Rank
|
K%
|
Rank
|
BB%
|
Rank
|
STL
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
28
|
71.8%
|
14
|
0.49
|
14
|
1.34
|
19
|
3.97
|
15
|
26.8%
|
4
|
10.4%
|
26
|
TEX
|
10
|
11
|
11
|
8
|
29
|
66.6%
|
29
|
0.53
|
22
|
1.27
|
11
|
4.47
|
24
|
23.4%
|
21
|
8.8%
|
8
|
Edge – STL
Offenses
Team
|
RPG
|
Rank
|
wOBA
|
Rank
|
wRC+
|
Rank
|
BB%
|
Rank
|
ISO
|
Rank
|
BsR
|
Rank
|
K%
|
Rank
|
STL
|
4.70
|
9
|
0.327
|
9
|
108
|
7
|
9.3%
|
6
|
0.174
|
6
|
-2.4
|
20
|
21.2%
|
7
|
TEX
|
6.48
|
1
|
0.348
|
2
|
123
|
2
|
8.5%
|
18
|
0.184
|
5
|
-6.1
|
27
|
22.4%
|
11
|
Edge – TEX
Conclusion: The Cards did not have a good weekend getting swept by the Pirates in Pittsburgh, while the Rangers had a great weekend sweeping the Mariners in Seattle.
The Rangers have either the best or the second best offense in baseball and they proved in in Seatlle poubnding the Mariners pitching staff for 30 runs in the three games, while the Cards could only manage 9 in their three games series in Pittsburgh.
As for the two bullpens, the Cards probably have the slightly better pen, but neither one has performed well this season.
That brings us to the starting pitchers and there as much as I dislike Martin Perez, he probably still better than Adam Wainwright is tht this stage of his career.
Wainwright has started 5 games for the Cards and all 5 have graded as below average. His WHIP and ERA are by far the worst of his career, with ERA metrics that are almost as bad. His wOBA is more than 70 points higher than league average and his xwOBA isn’t much lower. Wainwright’s K rate is also a career low. At 41 Wainwright looks done.
Marin Perez is hardly a prize either, but compared to Wainwright, he looks like one. He, at least, has 5 above average starts in his 11 outings and that’s 5 more than Wainwright hasHis WHIP, ERA and eRA metrics are all high, but nowhere near as high as Wainwright’s. The same goes for his wOBA and xwoBA which are both lower than Wainwrights, and his K rte which is higher.
Perez is not good, but he is better than Wainwright and the Rangers are better than the Cards. That said, I don’t trust Perez enough to parlay the Rangers here, but I do expect the Rangers to simply outhit the Cards tonight.
Pick – TEX 1st 5 and full game MLs in side bets